Sentences with phrase «lesser teams early»

We do have the advantage of playing a lot of lesser teams early, so should we put a significant run together some winning chemistry — misplaced optimism — unreasonable confidence could occur.

Not exact matches

Earlier this week, DexCom announced a deal with Google's Life Sciences team to develop a new generation of smaller and less expensive monitor systems.

Less than a month earlier Team Reed stared down death.

If you do nt do your transfer business early do nt expect it to be easy now — with teams having less time to find suitable replacements..

The Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs have a combined five losses this year — less than half of any team in the Atlantic Division — and they play Saturday night in San Antonio in what should be one of the best games of the early season.

I have a theory that teams who are forced to pick with less value do better in later rounds because they get good at it through practice and more focus on finding late round gems and diamonds in the rough — whereas teams with lots of high value picks naturally focus on the early round players where it's harder to whiff.

Ferrari: Race to Immortality takes a close look at the early days of the Scuderia in F1 when it was much less of a powerhouse than it was now and when Enzo Ferrari was just trying to establish himself like any other team owner.

YES!!!!! I was gutted about Aurier, I wanted him with us and... bahhhhh I don't rate Nelson as a RWB although I am happy with him playing against lesser teams in that role to learn how to defend better, I hope to see him as a AM that can press early on.

By the third round of playoffs, the mountains of injuries make the competition less about seeing the best of the best compete, but are instead a display of which team is the least mangled — and those heated early - round rivalries only serve to bring on the injury bug all the sooner.

Maybe starting the first half with 4 -3-3 formation against the so called lesser teams (get the goals in early) and then switching to a more midfield controlling formation in the second half 4 -5-1 (to see the game through) Or vice versa depending on our opponents.

Not only does it let us sign the CL quality players earlier, it allows their teams months more time to find replacements, thus they are less reluctant to sell.

We dominated Sp ** s at The Emirates earlier this season and with better finishing and composure in the second half we could easily have doubled that score.The team were focused and kept a good shape all through the game.We should not need motivating for a game as big as this.The fact it's a NLD is important enough but 3 points will put us in with a chance of getting back into the mix for a top 4 finish.Anything less and we will struggle.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

So I have to question whether or not you even remember the actual «1 - 0 to the Arsenal» days, much less Bertie Mee's exciting teams of the late 60s and early 70s.

They felt they could get better production for less money from the incoming class so they cut CJ EARLY which gives him a far better chance of landing with a team before the draft, which benefits him.

3 is a silent pick em so money line the game with a dog of 3 pts or less, 85 % of teams that cover 3 points as dogs win the game outright so why give the books any more than you have to, make sure you take dogs in first half ONLY, i cant stress this enough, more times than not if a dog will cover the game, (big dogs +7 or higher) they will show up early and you do not want to get screwed in the 2nd half by blowing the cover, these are things the sports books never would tell you but surely will save you a lot of aggravation in the LONG RUN

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

We haven't lost team value in the last two years, we haven't gotten weaker in the last two seasons, we haven't finished further down the table in the last two seasons, we haven't replaced players with worse players in the last two seasons, we haven't gotten more injuries than usual, we haven't been kicked out of the CL any earlier than usual, and we haven't spent less than usual but we have won two FA cups.

The calls from various players on other teams started pouring in early last week, each of them bearing a request that stemmed less from self - interest than from a sort of football humanitarianism.

We've used this filter to create an early season betting system for ESPN Insider highlighting NFL teams that won 6 or less games last season.

Based on our earlier research regarding Thursday Night games, our hypothesis was that with an even shorter week (earlier kickoffs mean less time to prepare, even if it's just a few hours), home teams would be more valuable.

It's less common for players to sign early extensions, and generally only works when a team has a surplus of talent at a given position.

maybe you don't understand that Wenger's words are simply an attempt to recover some of the market value that was lost due to the way they have mishandled his contract negotiations, which means that everyone, once again, knows that we have little to no leverage when it comes to negotiating a transfer... much like we did with RVP, when we sold the EPL trophy to ManU for less than $ 25 million... any reputable team with a sporting director would never have allowed this situation to occur again and if they had heads would roll... if handled correctly the worst case scenario would have seen us get a minimum of $ 65 million for a player of his ilk in the present economic climate and we could have used those funds to purchase the best available striker in the early days of the transfer window... just imagine what outsiders must think about the state of our team if all you did was read the headlines... sadly, things might just might be worse than they think

Darcy was the coach of the local Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team, and his Humboldt Broncos trailed 3 — 1 in a playoff series, after losing a heartbreaker in triple overtime at home less than 24 hours earlier.

Don't blame the process for the Sanchez situation, blame Wenger & Gazidis for not getting their business done earlier and / or not following through with the promises they have made to their high priced talent and their devoted fans... someone please give me an example of another supposed «top club» allowing their top player to go unsigned before the final year of their contract unless they were severely injured or the club was planning on selling said player prior to their final year... on a side note, Wenger might complain about the transfer window closing so late but just think about how problematic that could be for our team which usually waits until the last second to make deals... on the one hand we might have less «panic» buys, whereas on the other hand those same ridiculous purchases might just have come weeks earlier... Wenger will find excuses for his ineptitude in the transfer market regardless of the deadline date

Less than a minute into the opening match for the United States, Clint Dempsey, the captain of the team, scored the earliest...

Derek Fisher was fired by the Knicks earlier this week after less than two years with the team.

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With an extra playoff spot in play this season, these early struggles have a less significant impact and all of these teams are certainly capable of turning their seasons around.

Summary: BYU is one of the steadiest entities in college football, typically combining a top - 30 defense with a top - 60 offense, splitting with power conference teams early in a given season, and romping over lesser teams late.

Young Sergi has spoken about his early pre season work with head coach Luis Enrique and explains that it is more or less as it was in the Barcelona «B» team — a theme which is now ingrained throughout the club — from under - 8's to under - 18's and right through to the first - team, each game is played in the same way — the FC Barcelona way.

Luckily, Allegri had spoken in an earlier part of the press conference when he was less incensed, at which time he had talked about Mario Mandzukic being out and other team news.

Although each of the teams using the PEP exercise program had a dedicated athletic training staff, the success reported in the earlier study in reducing ACL injuries among 14 - to 18 - year - old competitive female club soccer players - who ordinarily do not benefit from direct oversight from certified athletic trainers (ATCs) or physical therapists - suggest that the program may benefit other age groups and levels of play where direct oversight by medical professionals is far less common.

The UW team chose to study hunting weapons from the time of the earliest archaeological record in Alaska (around 10,000 to 14,000 years ago), a time that is less understood archaeologically, and when different kinds of projectile points were in use.

To improve the current culture, the team argues that increased data sharing will allow more diverse people to actively participate in research, such as early - career scientists and those from underrepresented groups; scientists from smaller or historically less - influential institutions; citizen - scientists; and scientists from the Global South, scientists from Africa, South and Central America, and much of Asia who are often excluded from leading research.

As a result, the team reports online this week in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, the earliest black holes grew less than 1 % over 200 million years.

«Our top goal is to find genetic signatures that will predict what early stages of HPV infection are most likely to become cancerous, and what stages we need to worry less about,» says den Boon, of the Morgridge Virology team led by University of Wisconsin - Madison and Morgridge scientist Paul Ahlquist.

The team had also hoped that the fungus would become less virulent — as often occurs when a pathogen reaches a new host that lacks any immunity — but that hasn't happened: Fungal spores taken from the last fire salamanders in the Belgian forest, when dripped onto the backs of healthy salamanders in the lab, were just as lethal as those collected early in the outbreak.

However, Hoang's team said the effects of exercise in early adulthood on late - life mental health are much less clear.

As The A.V. Club's own Jesse Hassenger says in his early review of the film, Love, Simon is touching in its heartfelt progressivism, but can't quite overcome the flimsiness of its creative team's TV origins, resulting in a sweet but ultimately less than nourishing afternoon snack of a film.

And he teams up with George Burns and Gracie Allen in International House (1933), an early «television» comedy which is less a Fields film than a comedy revue, and they share the screen with Peggy Hopkins, Bela Lugosi, Rudy Vallee, and Cab Calloway.

In typical Deadpool fashion, the early offerings from the marketing team for his sequel has been less than conventional.

Their team found that, as early as third grade, math scores help to predict who will be awarded patents in later life — that's the metric they used for «Einsteins» — but also that such scores explain less than one - third of the «innovation gap» between those growing up in high - versus low - income families.

The team at Salmon Creek Veterinary Clinic recommends regular wellness examinations for the same reason your personal physician or dentist does: if a health problem or issue can be detected in its early stages, there is a far greater likelihood it can be resolved and treated with less difficulty, greater success and less expense.

I stay with you loads and as a manager I work late (cos I'm paid to do so), so interesting that my team who arrive earlier (and less frequently) always get the executive rooms.

From the partners behind Dead or Alive and the iconic modern Ninja Gaiden trilogy, Nioh graced the PS4 earlier this year as a direct challenger towards Bloodborne as one of the console's most difficult exclusive titles; hints of Bloodborne and Dark Souls influence are less than subtle in the challenging hack - and - slasher from Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja, but rather than opt for medieval and gothic mythology, Nioh thrusts players into a world stirred with European, feudal Japanese and demonic motifs.

In a government - sponsored study, Stern and his team concluded that decisive early action would cost humanity far less in the long run than allowing rising sea levels, dwindling freshwater supplies, and shrinking habitats to reduce global GDP a projected 20 percent.

When they had better insights into what elements of play led to more wins better than most of the league, it created an opportunity for Billy Beane and the Oakland A's to create a winning team in the early 2000s that fit their budget with under - valued players by focusing on offensive play and disregarding defensive play, which was less important for winning baseball games.

Less than 18 months after the Loom team first started working on the idea of a Canadian legal analytics tool, the company (whom you may recall from a Slaw Vendor Quiz earlier this year)... [more]

Less than 18 months after the Loom team first started working on the idea of a Canadian legal analytics tool, the company (whom you may recall from a Slaw Vendor Quiz earlier this year) is now open and offering a free 30 - day trial to anyone interested in testing their wares.